A Night to Remember poster
Director Roy Ward Baker
Screenplay Eric Ambler

A Night to Remember

Tagline: The night the unsinkable sank

Release Date: 1958-07-03

Duration: 123 minutes

Synopsis

The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller. Despite numerous warnings about ice, the ship sails on, with Capt. Edward John Smith keeping it going at a steady clip. When the doomed vessel finally hits an iceberg, the crew and passengers discover that they lack enough lifeboats, and tragedy follows.

Casting

  • David McCallum
    Assistant Wireless Operator Harold Bride
  • Honor Blackman
    Mrs. Liz Lucas
  • Geoffrey Bayldon
    Wireless Operator Cyril Evans
  • Michael Bryant
    Sixth Officer James Moody
  • George A. Cooper
    Carpathia Purser Hughes (uncredited)
  • Guy Standeven
    Passenger (uncredited)
  • Derren Nesbitt
    Stoker Holding Oar on Upturned Lifeboat (uncredited)
  • Desmond Llewelyn
    Seaman at Steerage Gate (uncredited)
  • John Moulder-Brown
    Titanic Passenger (uncredited)
  • Peter Sallis
    Minor Role (uncredited)